| Description | Written from Camerton Court, to the British Legation, Brussels.
her intention not to neglect his advice: her feeling strong enough for daily duties, but not for extra exertion, as well as blessed for having two children all better for the change of air in the country: her future attendance at the school for once a week rather than twice: her failings as a Christian, not devoting herself more to God, not praying in the right spirit and poor use of her time: George Howman getting the living at Barnesley, Gloucestershire (moving from Sonning), and Mrs Knightley consented to live at Camerton with Wilfrid and his wife, a source of delight to the Jarretts: her advice, with regard to Wathen's domestic troubles, to get rid of Eliza the nurse, and get a more experienced one aged about 30, hopefully not ugly: thankfulness to be back at home, with it looking lovely, and seeing happy faces in the village: aunt Stephens and Stephen Jarret there, with hope of seeing father once the railroad is open.
She addresses him as Pothy and signs herself Kittie, their childhood names.
8 March [no year given, but context makes it 1841, paper watermarked 1840].
Four sheets, with 14 pages of text. |